Narrative:

I took off from martin state runway 32 at approximately AM30 and immediately after clearing the area in a left turn called bwi for flight following with the comment that I was going to hagerstown and understood there would be flight restrictions during the afternoon--but would appreciate flight following so I would not intersect the restr area. A squawk code was assigned and I proceeded on the 302 degree heading for hgr. I believe that bwi first acknowledged me somewhere between the ensue intersection and martin state runway extension. I advised bwi climbing to 3500' and proceeded to hgr. Just before the first mountain range before hgr (there are 2), bwi turned me loose to squawk 1200 and proceed on course. I proceeded on the 302 heading until passing over the second mountain range when I started my descent to intercept the runway 27 G/south approach. At this time I had to make a right turn to approximately 360 degrees to get into position to intercept the G/south (wanted to use the autoplt). Landed, cleared the runway and the tower operator asked me to call them. I parked the plane at FBO aviation. Called and was advised of 2 #'south to call, washington FSS and the ss at camp david. Gave both of them the requested information about myself and aircraft. On the following mon received call from ss to confirm information given to corporal air traffic area camp david. Corporal advised me that they have 4-6 of these types incursions a week. My airplane did not penetrate the area. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter stated he was very specific in navigation planning to use headings and radials to avoid prohibited restr area. Also noted there were about 8 aircraft in the general vicinity so does not believe he was the culprit. In communication with ATC he was informed that radar from leesburg cannot track below 2000'. Very sure he did not penetrate the area.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT REQUESTED FLT FOLLOWING FOR ASSISTANCE TO AVOID PROHIBITED AREA. RADAR SERVICE TERMINATED PRIOR TO ARR AT PROHIBITED AREA. ALLEGED TO HAVE PENETRATED AREA.

Narrative: I TOOK OFF FROM MARTIN STATE RWY 32 AT APPROX AM30 AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER CLRING THE AREA IN A LEFT TURN CALLED BWI FOR FLT FOLLOWING WITH THE COMMENT THAT I WAS GOING TO HAGERSTOWN AND UNDERSTOOD THERE WOULD BE FLT RESTRICTIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON--BUT WOULD APPRECIATE FLT FOLLOWING SO I WOULD NOT INTERSECT THE RESTR AREA. A SQUAWK CODE WAS ASSIGNED AND I PROCEEDED ON THE 302 DEG HDG FOR HGR. I BELIEVE THAT BWI FIRST ACKNOWLEDGED ME SOMEWHERE BTWN THE ENSUE INTXN AND MARTIN STATE RWY EXTENSION. I ADVISED BWI CLBING TO 3500' AND PROCEEDED TO HGR. JUST BEFORE THE FIRST MOUNTAIN RANGE BEFORE HGR (THERE ARE 2), BWI TURNED ME LOOSE TO SQUAWK 1200 AND PROCEED ON COURSE. I PROCEEDED ON THE 302 HDG UNTIL PASSING OVER THE SECOND MOUNTAIN RANGE WHEN I STARTED MY DSCNT TO INTERCEPT THE RWY 27 G/S APCH. AT THIS TIME I HAD TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN TO APPROX 360 DEGS TO GET INTO POS TO INTERCEPT THE G/S (WANTED TO USE THE AUTOPLT). LANDED, CLRED THE RWY AND THE TWR OPERATOR ASKED ME TO CALL THEM. I PARKED THE PLANE AT FBO AVIATION. CALLED AND WAS ADVISED OF 2 #'S TO CALL, WASHINGTON FSS AND THE SS AT CAMP DAVID. GAVE BOTH OF THEM THE REQUESTED INFO ABOUT MYSELF AND ACFT. ON THE FOLLOWING MON RECEIVED CALL FROM SS TO CONFIRM INFO GIVEN TO CORPORAL ATA CAMP DAVID. CORPORAL ADVISED ME THAT THEY HAVE 4-6 OF THESE TYPES INCURSIONS A WK. MY AIRPLANE DID NOT PENETRATE THE AREA. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RPTR STATED HE WAS VERY SPECIFIC IN NAV PLANNING TO USE HDGS AND RADIALS TO AVOID PROHIBITED RESTR AREA. ALSO NOTED THERE WERE ABOUT 8 ACFT IN THE GENERAL VICINITY SO DOES NOT BELIEVE HE WAS THE CULPRIT. IN COM WITH ATC HE WAS INFORMED THAT RADAR FROM LEESBURG CANNOT TRACK BELOW 2000'. VERY SURE HE DID NOT PENETRATE THE AREA.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.